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Masato Kumoi (Yes, again; but I think he's that good.)
"The Dream Net" (Alto/Soprano Saxophone and Ensemble)
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--Benson:The Dream Net
--Glazunov: Concerto
--Canteloube: Chants d' Auvergne (BTW, these pieces translate beautifully to the saxophone and I regard them as the "French counterpart" to Vaughan-Williams' "Six Studies in English Folksong". Does anyone know of another saxophone recording of this besides "In Memory" by Kenneth Tse?)
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I will echo your comments about Kumoi. He visited IU a few weeks ago and premeired a new quartet by David Maslanka, and he was amazing. He taught a masterclass, and his ideas were really wonderful. I have ordered his CDs and look forward to hearing more of him.

Ooops!

You're right, Angel! "Sinfonia" is by Masataka Hirano.

I got so excited about the CD that I attributed it to the wrong artist. Boy, these Japanese saxophonists are really making their mark in the classical saxophone world these days. Thanks for the correction!

BTW, is there another saxophone recording of Canteloube's "Chants d' Auvergne"? Anyone?

Suggestion for this thread - if you list something a little off the beaten path (or very much off the beaten path), include a source if possible. Jazfyrski, looks like some very interesting CDs there but aside from the BIS label I wouldn't begin to know where to look for them.

After all these years, what do you practice?
Sonny Rollins: Everything — but in no particular order.

CDs of some of the Japanese artists are hard to find in the usual places. However, I found that the Japanese Amazon.com site, amazon.co.jp, allows you to set up an account with a US (or international) address. Not only that, in the upper right corner, there's a link that allows you to view the site in English, including your account info pages, order tracking, etc. I got the Sinfonia CD from there.

One downside, as far as I can tell, is that you have to search for artists' names using Japanese characters!

Also, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this already, as I haven't had time to search all the way through this thread, but Arno Bornkamp said he should have a CD coming out later this year, including works with pianist and narrator (I think)! Also I think he said Aurelia Quartet will have a new CD.

Elmar personally handed me this CD while I was in Europe last week and I've been listening to it non-stop, particularly the Barbara Thompson Quartet. Really good stuff and I highly recommend this CD to everyone. This is such a great quartet that I've been waiting to listen to for a while now.

I just received the new Delangle CD in the mail, and I think it's fantastic, though bordering on the fast mvmts being too fast, almost frantic. Mostly very beautiful playing from Claude, especially a stunning Ravel Pavane. The Singapore Symphony is extremely hot. Super aggressive in La Boumiano mvmt of Maurice, highly sensitive and full of color in Ravel, Tomasi.

Recieved mine about a week ago as well. There are some truely beautiful moments in this recording. The musicality and sensitivity are superb, especially in the slower movts. Yet the highlight for me, was how fresh Claude's take was on these well known works. Definite food for thought in teaching these works and playing them yourself.
Also, how good is the support of this man! That air stream is so rock solid. I particulalry enjoyed the first few phrases on the 2nd of the Ibert. it was well worth the wait.

Yes Kenneth and Sugawa are indeed going to record a duet CD. Prof. Tse (in early May I believe) received word that he and Sugawa were awarded a grant to record. However, they are having a difficult time booking a place in Iowa to record, last I heard, they may be pushing the recording date until next summer.